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FAFSA and Financial Aid Resources

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Plan Your Future

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Campus Single Points of Contact for Homeless Students
CFNC for Adults
FAFSA-RDS Timeline
FAFSA-RDS Timeline (Spanish)
NC College Map (Letter Size)
NC College Map (Poster Size)

Apply to College

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Admissions Deadlines and Open House Information for Fall 2025
Step-by-Step Guide to Applying to College side 1 Step-by-Step Guide to Applying to College side 2
College Redirection Pool Flyer
FAFSA and RDS Timeline
FAFSA and RDS Timeline (Spanish)

Pay for College

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20 Things You Need To Know About College Financing
Aubrey Lee Brooks Scholarship Brochure
FAFSA and RDS Timeline
FAFSA and RDS Timeline (Spanish)
FAFSA Completion Tips for Students with Parents without a Social Security Number
FAFSA Completion Tips for Students with Parents without a Social Security Number (Spanish)
Forgivable Education Loans for Service (FELS)
Navigating FAFSA and RDS to Prepare for College
NC Assist for Parents Brochure
NC Assist for Students Brochure
Student Financial Aid for North Carolinians
Understanding Financial Aid
Your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID)

Save for College

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NC 529 Plan General Brocure
NC 529 Plan for Your Employees
NC 529 Plan Gifting Flyer

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Publicaciones

A quienes se les considera mis padres en la FAFSA (Who are considered my parents on the FAFSA)

Ayuda económica y estudiantes indocumentados (Financial aid and undocumented students)

Cómo obtener Credito Universitarios y Lista de acciones para la universidad (How to earn College credits and College planning checklist)

Cómo obtener su GED (How to Obtain Your GED)

Como pagar por tu educación universitaria (How to pay for College)

Cómo transferirse de un colegio comunitario a una universidad (Transfer Student)

Conceptos básicos de RDS para estudiantes de preparatoria/high school (RDS Basics for High School Students)

Consejos para Completar FAFSA para Estudiantes con Padres Sin Número de Seguro Social (Tips for Completing the FAFSA for Students with Parents Without a Social Security Number)

Educación continua (Continuing Education)

El Proceso de la FAFSA (The FAFSA Process)

Eligiendo una universidad (Choosing a College)

Estado de dependencia de FAFSA (FAFSA Dependency Status)

Guia de estudios universitarios y planificacion de carreras (College and Career Planning Guide)

Lista de Acciones para Asistir a la Universidad (List of Actions to Attend College)

Navegando FAFSA & RDS para prepararse para la universidad (Navigating FAFSA & RDS to Prepare for College)

Pasos de preparación hacia la universidad (FAFSA And RDS Timeline)

Planilla de preparación del FAFSA en línea (Online FAFSA Worksheet)

Pon la Universidad en tu Futuro (Put College in your Future/Middle School Brochure)

Por ofertas engañosas de ayuda financiera (Don't Get Hooked Brochure)

RDS para estudiantes con padres indocumentados (RDS for Students with Undocumented Parents)

RDS pasos para estudiantes indocumentados y con DACA (RDS Steps for undocumented and DACA Students)

Reconsideración y apelaciones de RDS (RDS Reconsideration and Appeals)

Recursos adicionales para los padres (Additional FAFSA Resources for Parents)

Servicio de Determinación de Residencia (RDS) LO BÁSICO (RDS Just the Basics)

TOEFL: Examen de inglés como segunda lengua (Test of English as a Foreign Language)